How does Weimar Hills compare to other middle schools in Weimar?

Weimar Hills has a Scope Score of 64.6/100, ranked #508 among California middle schools. 19% of students exceed standard, with a total of 424 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Weimar Hills?

19.1% of students at Weimar Hills exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 45.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Weimar Hills improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Weimar Hills's proficiency rate increases by 23.9 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Weimar Hills?

15.4% of students at Weimar Hills are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Weimar Hills

Middle School

Placer Hills Union Elementary WeimarPlacer County95736

📍 200 West Weimar Crossroad

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Growth Engine

A growth engine — students gain measurably more here than at peer schools.

Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

385 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

33%

Teachers

19 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.7 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic7.3%

White86.2%

Black1.0%

Other5.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Weimar Hills
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	19.1%
Met Standard	26.2%
Below Standard	54.6%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 19.1%

1.8pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 45.4%

5.9pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Growth (G6→G8): +23.9pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 15.4%

3.9pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 45.4%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Suspension rate: 6.6%

2.5pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for Weimar Hills and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

19.1% of students exceeded standard while 26.2% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 17.3%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 23.9 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.4%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

19.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

45.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+23.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

15.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

424

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
4th	82	37.8%	24.4%	25.6%	12.2%	62.2%
5th	80	21.3%	28.8%	23.8%	26.3%	50.0%
6th	72	12.5%	27.8%	30.6%	29.2%	40.3%
7th	70	17.1%	24.3%	30.0%	28.6%	41.4%
8th	70	14.3%	47.1%	21.4%	17.1%	61.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
4th	82	25.6%	35.4%	25.6%	13.4%	61.0%
5th	80	21.3%	16.3%	36.3%	26.3%	37.5%
6th	72	18.1%	13.9%	27.8%	40.3%	31.9%
7th	70	21.4%	17.1%	25.7%	35.7%	38.6%
8th	70	31.4%	27.1%	20.0%	21.4%	58.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Sierra Hills Elementary

No score# in state

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Middle

Weimar Hills

64.6# in state

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.